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Lutjanus  Bloch, 1790
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168846

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Diacope Cuvier in Desmarest, 1814
  
    Evoplites Gill, 1862
  
    Genyoroge Cantor, 1849
  
    Jordanichthys Evermann and Clark, 1928
  
    Mesoprion Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
  
    Neomaenis Girard, 1858
  
    Neomesoprion Castelnau, 1875
  
    Rhomboplitoides Fowler, 1918
  
    Lutianus Bloch, 1790
  
    Lutianus (Bennettia) Fowler, 1904
  
    Lutianus (Parkia) Fowler, 1904
  
    Lutjanus (Loxolutjanus) Fowler, 1931
  
    Lutjanus (Rabirubia) Jordan and Fesler, 1893
  
    Lutjanus (Raizero) Jordan and Fesler, 1893
  
    Prionodes (Percaprionodes) Fowler, 1944
  
    Sciaena (Hobar) Forsskål, 1775
  
  Common Name(s): common snappers [English]
  
    Snappers [English]
  
    vivaneaux [French]
  
    pargos tropicales [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyLutjanidae Gill, 1861 – snappers, vivaneaux, fusiliers, pargos, huachinangos  
                                     SubfamilyLutjaninae Gill, 1861 – snappers, fusiliers  
                                        GenusLutjanus Bloch, 1790 – common snappers, Snappers, vivaneaux, pargos tropicales  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Species Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) – Hussar, yellow banded sea perch, yellow banded snapper, Yellow-banded snapper, Vivaneau de nuit, Pargo nochero 
                                           Species Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863 – grey snapper, African red snapper, Vivaneau africain rouge, Pargo colorado africano 
                                           Species Lutjanus alexandrei Moura and Lindeman, 2007 – Brazilian snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus analis (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – pargo criollo, Mutton Snapper, vivaneau sorbe 
                                           Species Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) – cají, pargo canchix, schoolmaster snapper, Schoolmaster, vivaneau dent-chien, pargo amarillo 
                                           Species Lutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864) – pargo raicero, Mullet Snapper, vivaneau radis 
                                           Species Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) – river snapper, mangrove red snapper, Mangrove Jack, vivaneau des mangroves, pargo de manglar 
                                           Species Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869) – yellowtail snapper, pargo amarillo, Amarillo Snapper, yellow snapper, vivaneau jaune, huachinango 
                                           Species Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790) – Bengal snapper, Vivaneau du Bengale, Pargo de Bengala 
                                           Species Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – twospot banded snapper, Twospot Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – Indonesian Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus bohar (Fabricius in Niebuhr, 1775) – twinspot snapper, twospot red snapper, Red Bass, two-spot red snapper, vivaneau chien rouge, pargo de dos manchas 
                                           Species Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède, 1802) – Moluccan snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – pargo sesí, Blackfin Snapper, vivaneau oreille noire 
                                           Species Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) – pargo colorado, huachinango del Golfo, Red Snapper, northern red snapper, vivaneau campèche, pargo del Golfo 
                                           Species Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) – stripey sea perch, Spanish flag snapper, stripey, Stripey Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838) – blueline snapper, vivaneau strié, pargo estriado 
                                           Species Lutjanus colorado Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 – pargo colorado, Colorado Snapper, vivaneau amarante, pargo rojo 
                                           Species Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – cubera, pargo cubera, Cubera Snapper, vivaneau cubéra 
                                           Species Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – Checkered Snapper, Vivaneau damier, Pargo ajedrezado 
                                           Species Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1861) – African brown snapper, Vivaneau brun d'Afrique, Pargo marrón africano 
                                           Species Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854) – sunbeam snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) – Ehrenberg's Snapper, Blackspot snapper, Vivaneau encrier, Pargo manchado 
                                           Species Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863 – Guinea snapper, Vivaneau de Guinée, Pargo de Guinea 
                                           Species Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 – saddletailed sea perch, Crimson Snapper, Vivaneau cramoisi, Pargo carmesí 
                                           Species Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – Golden African snapper, Vivaneau doré, Pargo dorado africano 
                                           Species Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) – blackaspot, black spot snapper, Blackspot Snapper, Dory snapper, Vivaneau gibelot, Pargo tintero 
                                           Species Lutjanus fulvus (Forster in Bloch and Schneider, 1801) – flame-colored snapper, yellow margined sea perch, Blacktail Snapper, Vivaneau queue noire, Pargo rabo negro 
                                           Species Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – fuscus snapper, freshwater snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) – Paddletail, Humpback red snapper, Vivaneau pagaie, Pargo jorobado 
                                           Species Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay, 1882) – Papuan black snapper, Vivaneau de Papua, Pargo de Papua 
                                           Species Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – Gorean snapper, Vivaneau de Gorée, Pargo de Gorea 
                                           Species Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) – caballerete, pargo mulato, Gray Snapper, Vivaneau sarde grise, Pargo prieto 
                                           Species Lutjanus guilcheri Fourmanoir, 1959 – Yellowfin red snapper, Vivaneau queue jaune, Pargo rabo amarillo 
                                           Species Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) – Spotted Rose Snapper, pargo flamenco, Vivaneau rose, Pargo lunarejo 
                                           Species Lutjanus indicus Allen, White and Erdmann, 2013  
                                           Species Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869) – pargo rabirrubia, Pacific rabirubia, Golden Snapper, Vivaneau barbe blonde 
                                           Species Lutjanus jocu (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) – jocú, pargo caballera, Dog Snapper, Vivaneau chien, Pargo jocú 
                                           Species Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792) – spotted-scaled sea perch, John's snapper, Golden Snapper, Vivaneau ziebelo, Pargo jaspeado 
                                           Species Lutjanus jordani (Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898) – pargo colmillón, Jordan's snapper, Whipper Snapper, Vivaneau huachinango, Huachinango 
                                           Species Lutjanus kasmira (Fabricius in Niebuhr, 1775) – bluebanded sea perch, yellow and blue seaperch, Bluestriped Snapper, Common bluestripe snapper, Vivaneau à raies bleues, Pargo de rayas azules 
                                           Species Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – ribboned snapper, dark-tailed sea perch, yellow-streaked snapper, Darktail Snapper, Yellowstreaked snapper, Vivaneau à raies jaunes, Pargo de raya amarillas 
                                           Species Lutjanus lunulatus (Park, 1797) – crescent snapper, lunar tail snapper, Lunartail snapper, Vivaneau queue lune, Pargo raboluna 
                                           Species Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 – Bigeye Snapper, Vivaneau gros yeux, Pargo de Madras 
                                           Species Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831) – Indian snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – ojanco, pargo ojón, Mahogany Snapper, Vivaneau voyeur 
                                           Species Lutjanus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) – scarlet sea perch, Malabar blood snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Vivaneau malabar, Pargo malabárico 
                                           Species Lutjanus maxweberi Popta, 1921 – pygmy snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus mizenkoi Allen and Talbot, 1985 – Samoan snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – Onespot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Vivaneau églefin, Pargo eglefino 
                                           Species Lutjanus notatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – bluestripped snapper, Bluestriped snapper, Pargo docenario 
                                           Species Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862 – black snapper, dog snapper, pargo prieto, Pacific Dog Snapper, Vivaneau charbonnier, Pargo negro 
                                           Species Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – Whitebelly snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860) – Spotstripe snapper, Yokosuji-fuedai 
                                           Species Lutjanus papuensis Allen, White and Erdmann, 2013 – Papuan Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus peru (Nichols and Murphy, 1922) – huachinango del Pacífico, Pacific Red Snapper, Vivaneau garance, Pargo gringo 
                                           Species Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) – southern red snapper, pargo rojo, Caribbean Red Snapper, Vivaneau rouge, Pargo colorado 
                                           Species Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) – Fiveline Snapper, Five-lined snapper, Vivaneau à cinq bandes, Pargo de cinco lineas 
                                           Species Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – Maori Snapper, Blubberlip snapper, Vivaneau maori, Pargo maorí 
                                           Species Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) – Yellowlined Snapper, Yellow-lined snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) – Russell's snapper, Moses perch, Vivaneau hublot, Pargo ojo de buey 
                                           Species Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – Humphead snapper, Vivaneau têtu, Pargo cabezón 
                                           Species Lutjanus sapphirolineatus Iwatsuki, Al-Mamry and Heemstra, 2016 – Arabian blue-striped snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) – Red Emperor, Emperor red snapper, Vivaneau bourgeois, Pargo imperial 
                                           Species Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 – black-banded snapper, Blackbanded Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983 – Vivaneau étoilé, Pargo estrellado, Star Snapper, Fuedai 
                                           Species Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) – pargo biajaiba, Lane Snapper, Vivaneau gazou 
                                           Species Lutjanus timoriensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) – Timor Snapper, Vivaneau de Timor, Pargo de Timor 
                                           Species Lutjanus viridis (Valenciennes, 1846) – pargo azul-dorado, Blue-and-gold Snapper 
                                           Species Lutjanus vitta (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) – Brownstripe Snapper, Brownstripe red snapper, Vivaneau à bande brune, Pargo bitilla, Tatefuedai 
                                           Species Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828) – huachinango ojo amarillo, Silk Snapper, Vivaneau soie, Pargo de lo alto 
                                           Species Lutjanus xanthopinnis Iwatsuki, Tanaka and Allen, 2015 – Yellowfin Snapper, Imoto-fuedai 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Lutjanus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 11-Jan-2023, website (version 11-Jan-23)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 11 Jan 2023   
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 27-Oct-2022, database (version 27-Oct-22)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Lutjanus, Snappers [English], vivaneaux [French], pargos tropicales [Spanish]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Allen, G. R.  
  Publication Date: 1985   
  Article/Chapter Title: Snappers of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Cataloque of Lutjanid Species Known to Date   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 6   
  Page(s): vi + 208   
  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 92-5-102321-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Johnson, G. David  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: The limits and relationships of the Lutjanidae and associated families   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, vol. 24   
  Page(s): 1-114   
  Publisher: University of California   
  Publication Place: La Jolla, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-520-09642-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lutjanus   
       

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